Shade-fixture.



PATENTED FEB. 13, 1906.

S. L. SKINNER. SHADE FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED mam 190s.

MUi-fmeuea v gnvucwfou a t-Foam x V respondin Slllh'l li' L. SlilNNEli, OF OTFAWA. ILLINOIS, ASSIGXOR TO MIOHAEL C.

SEITEL, OF O'lTi-UVA,

SHADE-FIXTURE.

No. 8 12,2d2.

1'0 at! who/i1, it DMZ/j] concern:

Be it known that I, SIDNEY Lr: For SKIN- MIR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Straws, in the county of Lasalle and State of lllinois, have invented new and useful linproveznents in Shadc- Fixtures, of which the following is a specification,

My invention pertains to that class 'of shade-fixtures which are adapted to be hung from the tops or" windowcasings and are adjustable as to length, so as to hold sliade1'oll ers of various lengths; and it consists in the easily-adjusted and strong and durable construction hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claim appended.

in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of my novel shade-fixture.

Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetailperspective of one of the.hangers or the fixture. Fig. 3 1s a broken pcrsoective new or one of the longitudinallyatdiustable bars of the fixture and sis a vertical section taken in a plane through the clamp of the fixture and illustrating the arrangement of one of the hangers relative to window-casing which is shown by dotted Lines.

Similar letters of reference designate corg parts in allot the views of the drawings.

novel shade -fiscture is preferably formed oi metal, and it comprises longitudinail" so; e bars A of rectangular form in c which have their inner portione lapped, shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and are provided at their outer ends with bracle et-s a a to receive shade-rolle:r, hangers B B, and a clamp C. The hangers B are identical in construction, and therefore a detailed description of the one shown in Fig. 2 will suffice to impart a definite understanding of both. The said han er B, F? 2, is provided at its lower end with an eye l; of rectangular form in vertical section and at its upper end with a lateral arm 0, which terminates in 2. depending portion d, having one or more barbs e. The clamp C is made up of a body f of rectangula r form in cross-section and a set-screw g, bearin in the longitudinal center of the up,- per we I of said body. In assembling the parts of my novel fixture the bars A are passed through the eyes Z) of and are lapped Within the the hangers B Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 7, 1905. Serial No. 248,840,

ILLINOIS.

Patented Feb. 13, 1906.

body f of theclamp C, as shown in Figi'l, so as to support said clamp.

roller to be held. With '0 screw g is turned inwardly, when, as will be observed by reference to Fig. 4, its inner. end will bear against the ed es ofboth bars A, and thereby fix said ars positivelagainst movement with respect to eao tends to move the bars outwardly, and where no means is a short period of use moved sufficiently far to permit the shade-roller to drop from the fixture.

that the specific hangers, bars, and clamp described constitute a fixture which is simple and inexpensi we and yet is adapted to be applied without the employment of skilled aborand is capable of withstanding the usa e to WliIlCh shade-fixtures are ordinarily su iecter The hanger-eyes Z of rectangular form the opposite ends of avertical section and the bars A of rectan ular form in cross-section permit of free on wise adjustment of the bars through the hangers and yet preclude turning or rocking of the bars withrespect to the hangers. This combinat-ion of specific bars and hanger-eyes assuresthe. brackets a a horizbntal' position and contributes matemay be adjusted to receive rollers of different lengths. r

I am well aware that it is old in shade-fix tures to connect lapped'bars throu h the medium of a body which surrounds t e lapped portions of the bars and carries a set-scrowarranged to engage the edges of both bars. Ifam also aware lapped bars having t il --13 to ndsh outwardly to form brackets d lmtiili in still another structuregtjgprovidojha 5 With the parts in" these relative positions the barbs of theVhang-j,

ers are embedded in the upper end of a win' I dew-casing after the manner shown ihFi' 4, after which the bars A are adjusted to suit the same to the exact len th of the'shade is done the setotherand the clamp. Thislatter will be ap-. preciated as an important advantage when it i f is remembered that manipulation of a shade-37o rollcr incidentto raising and lowering a shade provided for preventing such outward movement of the bars they are after It will also be apparent from the foregoing always resting in a L.

rially to the facility with which-the fixture 5 longitudinally adjustable it a having depending barbs at their upper ends and means at their lower ends arranged to receive longitudinally-adjueteble bars. 1am not aware, however, that all of the several elements einbrared in my novel fixture have been before combined in a single structure.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A shade-fixture comprisingbars, of reetangular form in cross-section, arranged horizontally with their inner portions lapped and havingtheir outer ends bent forwardl to form brackets, a clamp having a body 0 rectan ular form arranged on and supported by the lapped portions of the bars and also having a screw-bearing in the longitudinal cen 'ter of one of its end walls and engaging the adjacent edges of the bars and hangers having lateral arms at their upper ends terminatmg in depending barbs and illso having eyes at their lower ends; the said eyes being rectangular in form and disposed parallel to the de ending barbs so as to receive the horizonta bars and hold the latter against axial movement.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

SIDNEY L. SKINNER.

W'itnesses:

T. t. Gnsox, H. M. KELLY. 

